Session 2 Classification of Food Security Risk Locations

Today’s objectives: Explain how the Risk Classification tool can be used to:  Identify geographic areas that could become food insecure during a pandemic  Classify these areas according to the risk of loss of food and livelihood security  Identify areas where you will need to collect more information  Prioritize regions in the municipality for preparedness and response activities

How can the Risk Classification tool help?  Gives estimates of areas within a region that are at high risk  Provides a measure of the relative risk in one area of a region in relation to another area in the same region  Cannot tell you exactly how many people will suffer from food insecurity

How to use the Risk Classification tool  Before you use the tool you will need to enable Macros.  How you do this will depend on the version of Excel you are using Office a screen will pop up with instructions on how to enable Macros Office 2007 – click this Options button on the upper left side of the screen

Information Entry Page

 Enter information for each risk factor indicated in the questionnaire.  For today’s purpose, estimate the answers to the questions to the best of your ability

Risk Classification Page

Add more target areas  Enter mock data for at least three more target areas.  Try to vary the mock data you enter so that you end up with a variety of risk classifications.  Remember to choose target areas that are similar subdivisions to your first entry.

Using the Risk Classifications to create a Risk Map

Prioritizing preparedness activities

Thank You